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Sounds like the beginning of a good story. I really want to know what happens with this guy. Would be nice if Google didn't limit the visibility of a book publ

by m52go 9y ago

Sounds like the beginning of a good story. I really want to know what happens with this guy. Would be nice if Google didn't limit the visibility of a book published in the 17th century.

csours 9y ago
I was able to see it by scrolling up and down some. https://imgur.com/gallery/cMoV7 https://imgur.com/gallery/cMoV7
- alekratz 9y ago
  Oh wow, this worked for me too. Scroll up a page, then scroll down. You can keep reading.
- wavefunction 9y ago
  "Life, after all, is a dream of little more than fifty years, and, whatever one does for a living, it is not difficult to stay so brief a course." sublime
  - manmal 9y ago
    Would you mind describing what the last few words mean?
    - B1FF_PSUVM 9y ago
      "stay the course" is mostly nautical, means keep going straight, i.e. staying on the wanted direction despite small variations of wind or waves.
    - solidsnack9000 9y ago
      Because life is not too long, we should be able to keep on track the whole while -- it's not outside our power.
    - archagon 9y ago
      "Dude, can you just not be evil for like 50 years?"
- B1FF_PSUVM 9y ago
  (Thanks, also works for me.) "Risuke became stark mad, revealing his private affairs to the whole province." Tough times.
grumblepeet 9y ago
Spoiler alert: He dies in the end. Actually I think he lived, given that his "ghost" kept turning up to collect debts etc. But the net effect was he damaged his reputation so badly that he was never again allowed to show his face in polite company.
- felipelemos 9y ago
  why did you do that?
maxerickson 9y ago
The book was published in 1959. Even though it is derivative, translations are eligible for copyright as an original work. http://bookwormtranslations.com/copyright-law-and-translation-what-you-need-to-know/ http://bookwormtranslations.com/copyright-law-and-translatio...
- efficax 9y ago
  Even still, copyright should expire after less than 60 years.
  - chicago_wade 9y ago
    Well, regardless of what you and I agree that it should be, the rule is Life + 70 years in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright...
SeanLuke 9y ago
> Would be nice if Google didn't limit the visibility of a book published in the 17th century. This book was published in 1959. It is copyrighted by Cambridge University Press and is a translation by G. W. Sargent, with introduction and commentary.

by m52go 9y ago

Sounds like the beginning of a good story. I really want to know what happens with this guy. Would be nice if Google didn't limit the visibility of a book published in the 17th century.

csours 9y ago

I was able to see it by scrolling up and down some. https://imgur.com/gallery/cMoV7 https://imgur.com/gallery/cMoV7

alekratz 9y ago
Oh wow, this worked for me too. Scroll up a page, then scroll down. You can keep reading.
wavefunction 9y ago
"Life, after all, is a dream of little more than fifty years, and, whatever one does for a living, it is not difficult to stay so brief a course." sublime
- manmal 9y ago
  Would you mind describing what the last few words mean?
  - B1FF_PSUVM 9y ago
    "stay the course" is mostly nautical, means keep going straight, i.e. staying on the wanted direction despite small variations of wind or waves.
  - solidsnack9000 9y ago
    Because life is not too long, we should be able to keep on track the whole while -- it's not outside our power.
  - archagon 9y ago
    "Dude, can you just not be evil for like 50 years?"
B1FF_PSUVM 9y ago
(Thanks, also works for me.) "Risuke became stark mad, revealing his private affairs to the whole province." Tough times.

grumblepeet 9y ago

Spoiler alert: He dies in the end. Actually I think he lived, given that his "ghost" kept turning up to collect debts etc. But the net effect was he damaged his reputation so badly that he was never again allowed to show his face in polite company.

felipelemos 9y ago
why did you do that?

maxerickson 9y ago

The book was published in 1959. Even though it is derivative, translations are eligible for copyright as an original work. http://bookwormtranslations.com/copyright-law-and-translation-what-you-need-to-know/ http://bookwormtranslations.com/copyright-law-and-translatio...

efficax 9y ago
Even still, copyright should expire after less than 60 years.
- chicago_wade 9y ago
  Well, regardless of what you and I agree that it should be, the rule is Life + 70 years in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright...

SeanLuke 9y ago

> Would be nice if Google didn't limit the visibility of a book published in the 17th century. This book was published in 1959. It is copyrighted by Cambridge University Press and is a translation by G. W. Sargent, with introduction and commentary.